The company that operates Victoria's mobile speed cameras, Tenix Solutions, has been forced to withdraw 72 speeding infringement notices.

Error prompts speeding fine withdrawals

The company that operates Victoria's mobile speed cameras, Tenix Solutions, has been forced to withdraw 72 speeding infringement notices after another embarrassing processing error.

The company said the error occurred on April 18 this year, when a speed camera on Plenty Road, in suburban Bundoora, was set for 60kph when the actual speed limit on that stretch of road was 80kph.

Tenix Solutions is responsible for setting up cameras around the state as part of a $460 million contract it was awarded in 1998 by the then Liberal government.

The company came under fire only last month after a state government audit revealed that on 13 occasions between 2004 and 2005, operators either set up cameras in the wrong speed zones or failed to ensure there were no objects obscuring readings.

The audit showed that more than 1,000 Victorian motorists were wrongly booked due to speed camera errors, and the company was slapped with a six-figure fine as a result.

The worst case was on the Hume Highway at Craigieburn on March 23, 2004, when a camera was wrongly set up and more than 300 tickets were issued by mistake.

Victorian Police Minister Tim Holding said he was angry that the company still could not get it right, despite making assurances to the government.

"They gave us very explicit assurances last year that these sorts of things could not happen," Mr Holding told Southern Cross Broadcasting.

"We've obviously now entered a phase in the next 12 months or so where we will be putting the speed camera contract out to tender.

"We will be fining Tenix for this."

Tenix Solutions said the mistake was identified through standard checking procedures.

A spokesman for the company said processing of the 72 speeding fines had stopped and steps had been taken to withdraw the infringement notices.

Refunds would be provided to motorists who had paid fines and demerit points would be reinstated, he said.

Tenix Solutions has also instigated a review of its processing procedures.

The spokesman said the company regretted the error and apologised to motorists who received the incorrect infringement notices.